Ellen Grant, LCSW

Ellen Grant is a licensed clinical social worker with 29 years of experience in social work and counseling. She practices in New York and brings a long history of organizational and clinical work to her sessions. Ellen uses clear, direct talk therapy and aims to listen without judgment.

Ellen focuses on everyday problems that can feel overwhelming. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, cope with depression, and work through issues with self-esteem. She also offers coaching for career and workplace concerns, and supports people facing grief, addiction challenges, and parenting strains.

Her practice also includes attention to aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, blended-family concerns, and isolation or loneliness. Ellen helps clients talk through communication problems, multicultural concerns, and pressures tied to life purpose and midlife transitions. She also addresses trauma, prejudice and discrimination, and domestic violence-related stress.

Ellen draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, often pairing practical steps with conversational guidance. Sessions focus on small, achievable changes and clear strategies people can use between meetings. She describes the work as gradual and steady, comparing progress to running a marathon one mile at a time.

Outside clinical work, Ellen has served on nonprofit boards and participated in the National Association of Social Work at multiple levels. That background informs her collaborative, respectful style and her emphasis on working alongside clients toward their goals.

How CBT and collaborative planning work online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It breaks problems into manageable parts and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. This approach is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and problems with self-esteem.

In sessions Ellen combines conversational guidance with concrete tasks. She helps identify small steps clients can try between meetings and reviews what worked. Finding the right approach is a team effort - she will work with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences rather than offering a one-size-fits-all plan.

If you are considering online work, check the listed session options before booking to confirm which formats are currently offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and let people meet from a familiar setting. Some formats also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or no video is preferred to manage bandwidth or comfort. The therapist will discuss practical details and help tailor sessions so they fit into daily routines.